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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 30

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 41▼ 14 vs year ago 32 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 218▼ 100 vs year ago 289 · −34.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 3.00 higher on high quality steers and heifers with active buyer participation. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of high dressing breaker cows with good value on them and bulls 4.00 lower this week. There was a light test on all classes of feeders today that were trending lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.89/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$131.89

9 head · 947 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−46.09

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	947	131.89	1,249	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

131.89

—

IN average3 barns · 225 hd

177.98

−46.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,725	120.82	2,084	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	106.16	1,550	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	84.33	884	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	56.22	647	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,254	183.97	2,307	41
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,209	174.46	2,109	47
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,375	130.00	1,788	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,460	184.85	2,699	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	175.94	2,439	14

Every lot

19 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	969	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,502	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,118	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,460	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,386	175.94/cwt	175.00–178.50	2,439	14
Steers	—	Prime	1,460	184.85/cwt	184.50–185.00	2,699	37
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,209	174.46/cwt	171.00–177.50	2,109	47
Heifers	—	Prime	1,254	183.97/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,307	41
Heifers	—	Standard	1,375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	109.97/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	126.24/cwt	119.00–133.50	2,333	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	84.33/cwt	73.00–91.00	884	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	56.22/cwt	50.00–63.00	647	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	96.91/cwt	90.00–101.50	1,370	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	110.32/cwt	103.50–120.00	1,634	20

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Tue May 30, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 41Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 218Year ago 289

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	161.00	161.00
1	—	700	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
4	—	924	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,028	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	100.00–117.50	109.97
6	—	1,848	119.00–133.50	126.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	73.00–91.00	84.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,481	103.50–120.00	110.32
9	—	1,414	90.00–101.50	96.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	50.00–63.00	56.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,209	171.00–177.50	174.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,254	183.00–185.00	183.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,386	175.00–178.50	175.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,460	184.50–185.00	184.85

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.